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Reading Time: 5 minutes During his address to the National Summit for Organised Local Government in November 1996, President Nelson Mandela asked these questions to those in government: “Many of you have now been in office for just over a year. It is a good time to assess your own performance. Every councillor needs to…

Reading Time: 2 minutes ANC’s first Deputy Secretary-General Nomvula Mokonyane says the party has mobilized leaders from African countries to be observers during the general elections. Mokonyane was speaking during a door-to-door campaign at the Mkhambathini Local Municipality. The ANC has deployed its National Executive Committee members to KwaZulu-Natal this week to intensify its campaigns…

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Constitutional Court has heard that the Electoral Commission (IEC) failed to comply with Section 28 of the Electoral Act when it allegedly did not notify parties on their failure to comply with Section 27 of the Act. According to Section 28, if a registered party that has submitted a list…

Reading Time: 3 minutes The United Democratic Movement (UDM) has criticised President Cyril Ramaphosa for signing into law the Electoral Matters Amendment Bill. The party says the only option is for the opposition parties who rejected the adoption of the Bill in Parliament to pursue the legal route against the Act. UDM MP Nqabayomzi Kwankwa…

Reading Time: < 1 minute Judgment has been reserved in the three matters against the Electoral Commission (IEC) at the Constitutional Court. The Labour Party, the Afrikan Alliance of Social Democrats and the African Congress for Transformation are seeking the urgent intervention of the Apex Court after they did not comply with Section 27 of the Electoral…

Reading Time: 1 minute GOOD Party leader Patricia de Lille says her mission is not only to win votes but to make a difference in communities. De Lille was speaking while campaigning ahead of the May 29 general elections in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape. She launched a free Wi-Fi initiative in the northern areas…

Reading Time: < 1 minute IFP President Velenkosini Hlabisa has called on Maphumulo residents in Illembe, north of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, to use the power of the vote to remove the current governing party, the ANC, from office. Hlabisa was speaking to IFP members and supporters at a rally in the area. South Africans go…

Reading Time: 2 minutes Former ANC Deputy President David Mabuza says the party will survive and soldier on despite the formation of the MK Party. The MK party has been intensifying its campaigning in recent weeks, particularly in Kwa-Zulu Natal and Gauteng. Mabuza has been campaigning in Centurion, Tshwane ahead of the May 29th general…

Reading Time: 3 minutes EFF leader Julius Malema says giving land to black people should be seen as restoring their dignity and giving them hope. Addressing residents of Khutsong in the West Rand, Malema further said an EFF government will put an end to the exploitation of poor communities by mining companies, with many having…

Reading Time: < 1 minute The president of the African People’s Convention (APC) Themba Godi has stated that his party is resolute in securing representation in various provincial legislatures. Godi made these remarks while on a campaign trail in his hometown near Thulamahashe in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, on Sunday. Following the loss of its only seat…